Faye Abler, LCSW, Clinical Director

Faye specializes in treating individuals, couples, and families affected by sexual issues. She has extensive experience working with adolescents and adults who are survivors of sexual abuse. Since 1993, she has worked with spouses and children affected by sexual addiction. She also provides group, couple, family and individual therapy for a variety of issues including grief and loss, depression, anxiety, and struggles with life transitions.

Sally S. Tarvid, MSW, LCSW, Administrative Director

Sally S. Tarvid, MSW, LCSW, provides child, adolescent, and adult assessment and psychotherapy. Special interests include building strong families, parenting education and support, treating individuals for depression and anxiety, trauma processing (EMDR), and facilitating healing of grief and loss issues.

Personal Quote:

"One of the most important aspects of a therapeutic relationship is building trust. My goal is to acomplish this by providing a respectful, caring, and supportive environment to all."

Sarah Remley, Administration, IT Support

Patricia K. Connors

Patricia K. Connors, MA, LMFT is licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist, and a Clinical Social Worker. She is also a certified Sex Therapist (AASECT). Pat works with adult individuals and with couples in relationship/marital therapy, with a special focus on communication/intimacy issues. As well as treating sexual dysfunction, she also works in the Milwaukee Transgender Program. Other areas of expertise include treatment of depression and anxiety, co-dependency, and adult children of alcoholics. Pat is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family (AAMFT).

Lynn Dusold MSW, LCSW

Lynn is a psychotherapist specializing in children and teens who experienced sexual abuse and/or those who have been sexually abusive to others. Lynn also provides services for other behavioral and emotional problems with children and teens, and incorporates family therapy to assist parents coping.

Gretchen Fincke, MSSW, LCSW (Retired)

Gretchen is a certified sex therapist, psychotherapist, professional educator and trainer, Ms. Fincke founded the Milwaukee Transgender Program in 1983, now a nationally recognized program. A certified sex therapist since 1978, she began working with gender dysphoria in 1976. She has provided supervision for those seeking sex therapy certification since 1984, and continues to do so. Gretchen provided marriage and couples therapy, specializing in the treatment of depression, post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorders. Gretchen chaired the Wisconsin Chapter of AASECT from 1990-94 and is currently the AASECT representative for District IV. For more information on transgender programs and related news please visit the web site of The International Foundation For Gender Education.

Renee L. Genin, LCSW

Renee specializes in treatment issues related to trauma, foster care, reunification, and/or adoption. Her use of play therapy allows her to treat the youngest children presenting for treatment. Renee is skilled at addressing attachment issues and a variety of emotional & behavioral problems that challenge families.

Mike Hawkins, Ph.D.

Mike is a consulting psychologist with 28 years of experience, works with the Milwaukee Transgender Program and specializes in marital therapy. He is a clinical supervisor at the agency.

H. Steven Moffic, MD, Consulting Psychiatrist and Medical Director

Dr. Moffic has worked part-time at Pathways Counseling for about 10 years. He is a professor of Psychiatry at The Medical College of Wisconsin where he specializes in medical ethics and the use of psychiatric medicine. Dr. Moffic was awarded the "Hero of Public Psychiatry Award" by the American Psychiatric Association in 2002.

Roger Northway, MS, LCSW

Roger is a certified sex therapist and psychotherapist specializing in sexual behavior and gender dysphoria, Roger has worked in the Milwaukee Transgender Programs in 1989. A certified sex therapist since 1995 and member of the Wisconsin Sex Offender Treatment Network since 1994, Roger chaired the Wisconsin Chapter of AASECT. Roger has provided workshops and training in both the public and private sectors.

Kevin Tarvid, M.Div., D.Min.

Dr. Tarvid offers Pastoral Counseling, Spiritual Direction, Vocational Visioning, and Orgainzational Consulting. He has a wide variety, and 35 years of experience, in higher education, public service, and spiritual life. He is a member in good standing of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Spiritual Directors, Intl, and holds Master's degrees in Management and Divinity and a Doctorate in Ministry. These services are not covered by medical insurance.

Brandie Tetzlaff, MSSW, LCSW

Brandie specializes in treating individuals affected by sexual issues. Treatment interests include healthy sexuality, sexual addiction, sexual abuse, healthy relationship communication, and emotional regulation. Group and individual therapy services offered.

David Bedrin, MSW, LCSW

David is a licensed clinical social worker who helps individuals struggling with sexuality and/or problematic sexual behavior. Treatment may focus on issues of sexual identity, the "coming out" process, sexual addiction, sexual abuse, and healthy sexuality. Through group and individual therapy, David works to help facilitate positive, healthy change.

Kevin Tissot MA, LPC

Kevin is a psychotherapist who is interested in each person’s emotional development from infancy to adulthood. He uses a holistic approach to help clients set goals to be more in tune with decisions they make, including nutrition, exercise, and spiritual development. He is experienced in treating emotional and behavioral youth, their families and the systems they navigate. He is also skilled in helping individuals and couples find solutions to life changes, including grief work, anxiety issues, and addictions. Trained in Trauma Informed Care.

Phyllis Kasper, Ph.D.

Dr. Kasper’s interests include depression, anxiety/panic, phobias, chronic pain, chronic physical illness, post-traumatic stress disorder and peak performance. Her services include individual & group psychotherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), cognitive/behavioral, smoking cessation & meditation. See www.evolveability.com.